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  • Again, Amosun shuns Abiodun’s camp, Campaigns for ADC’s Otegbeye in Ogun

    Again, Amosun shuns Abiodun’s camp, Campaigns for ADC’s Otegbeye in Ogun

    Former Ogun state Governor and  senator of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday shunned the gubernatorial candidate of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the incumbent governor of the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun to lead the campaign team of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship campaign.

    Amosun, stormed the ADC governorship campaign flag-off held at the Ake palace ground in Abeokuta to mobilize support for his anointed candidate, Biyi Otegbeye, who is running on the platform of ADC.

    This is the second time, Amosun would openly campaign against Governor Abiodun as he did during  2019 elections in the state.

    In 2019, the former governor backed Adekunle Akinlade who ran on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) but lost to Abiodun with about 19,000 votes.

    Amosun again turned against Abiodun ahead of the March 11, election, asking the Ogun electorate to reject him at the poll.

    Senator  Amosun raised Otegbeye’s hand and that of his running mate, Tunde Awonuga, and asked the electorate to vote for them.

    He explained that his support for Otegbeye was based on equity, justice and fairness because the Yewa-Awori region where the ADC flagbearer hailed from had never produced a governor since the creation of the state.

    Amosun, however, called on the electorate to vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

    He said, “There are two reasons why I’m doing what I’m doing. The first one is based on equity, justice, fairness….Ogun State is almost 50 years old now. Since the creation of this Ogun State, nobody from Ogun West has been governor. Some characters are saying Yewa doesn’t have good people, I know they have. Yewa has good children I know that can do it. He (Otegbeye) is a lawyer he has been tested and trusted.

    “The second reason, and that is very important, is that Ogun State must not derail. We have set the path of development for Ogun State, we must not allow it to be derailed.”

  • Ogun workers embark on indefinite strike over unpaid benefits

    Civil servants in Ogun state have been directed  by  organised labour to immediately embark on an indefinite action starting from Tuesday June 28, 2022.

    The leadership of the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), declared the strike while addressing workers at the Arcade ground of the state Secretariat, Okemosan, Abeokuta.

    The workers had initially issued a seven-day-ultimatum to the state Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on June 7 on issues bothering on the non-remittance of the 21 months workers’ deduction.

    They also hammered on other issues bothering them in the state like contributory pension, review of Ogun Pension law and immediate implementation of consequential adjustments on minimum pension as mandated by the 1999 constitution.

    The workers gathered and sang solidarity songs against the government while berating the governor for failing to honour the agreement contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2020.

    Addresing the workers, the Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole, said the strike had become imperative following several failed attempts to meet the governor over their plight on the issue.

    Bankole who was accompanied by the Chairman of TUC, Mr Akeem Lasisi, and the Chairman of JNC, Mr Isa Olude, directed all the workers to stay away from work.

    According to him, the strike which will take effect from 12 a.m. Tuesday will be a total and indefinite strike, adding that there is no going back until their demands are met by the governor.

    “We are here today to take our destiny in our own hands. The leadership is ready.

    “We must start a new beginning; we must tell them (government) that we are workers and not slaves. The time is now; a stop must be put to this.

    “Our future and the future of the workers of Ogun state is in great jeopardy.

    “Governance is a serious business and whoever that is not ready for it, I think it is time we told such persons to go home.

    “Having given them enough time, but they are too busy to attend to us, maybe if we go home for some time, they will have time to attend to our matter.

    “There is no going back. We have given them a long rope to draw.

    “It is my opinion and my conviction that Ogun state workers are saying that we should embark on a full blown strike.

    “We are embarking on indefinite strike from 12 midnight; let all the workers stay back at home. The implication is that nobody is expected at work tomorrow (June 28).

    “Anyone who reports for duty tomorrow (Tuesday) is a traitor and it has never been well with a traitor,” Bankole declared.

     

  • 2023:Matico, other APC stalwarts endorse Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun for second term

    2023:Matico, other APC stalwarts endorse Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun for second term

    Some prominent members of All progressive Congress in Ogun state have endorsed Governor Dapo Abiodun for second term.

    TheNewsGuru.com scooped that One of the leading Aspirants for the Ogun state assembly in Obafemi-Owode state constituency, Oluwaseun Adebowale popularly known as Matico has lent his voice for the Governor, adding that the man is highly competent and deserves a second term in office.

    He added that he alongside other APC stalwarts in the state would work to ensure that the Governor is returned for second term.

    ” Governor Dapo Abiodun has really done well in his first term in office and sure deserves another term. We the progressives will ensure that he’s returned to the office to complete the good works he has started”

    Matico said he is very glad to join the well meaning leaders in All Progressives Congress in Obafemi-Owode local government to declare support for the governor of the people, Prince Dapo Abiodun to continue his transformation projects in the state.